Sanitary napkin



Ja'n. 13, 1931. L. L WHITE 1,788,756

SANITARY NAPKIN Filed Deo. 2l, 1928 Patented Jaa. if13,?i931V vili'Ifmforfurnish,@LonnieA ff 1 i i This invention relates toapparel andfmore particularly to a device knownas a sanitary napkin. i

` .One object of theinvention'is toprovide i f 5 a sanitary napkin having aipadv enclosed ina jacket consisting of a sheetof gauzefabric yfolded about the pad'ofabsorbent material and'having itszend'prtions extending-from the pad to provide 'front and rear tabs 1:10 adapted to beconnected with a waistencireling belt so that the pad willbe suspendedV in its proper position.

Anotherobject ofk forrnthe rear'end portion of the sheet that,

he invention is4 to so i 15 when folded, a pair of tabs will be formed p -at the rear of thenapkin, whichrnayl extend upwardly in dvergin'g relation to each other and thereby allow the napkin tobe well sup# 'Y i l ported and comfortable to wear. 20

Another o b'ect of the rinvention is to provide tabs consisting `of a plurality'of layers of fabrics() thatthey will be very strong and not liable'totear loose when pinned to companion tabs of a waist-encircling belt. 25 Another object ofthe invention is to .so form the two'reartabs of the' napkin thatthey will lielatwithout ai tendency to roll iup orv wrinkle and also to eliminate any unequal or bias straink onthe fabric-where the jV 3G tabs join the `main body portion of the napkin.`

The invention is illustrated in theaocompanyingdrawing,'wherein: I'

napkin. 4 .y Y, n 1 -`35 Figure 2' is aview'of the blank orgsheet' g from which*V the; pad enc-as-ing jacket; is

formed.

Figure-y3is a ytransverse sectional view takengthrough'the pad and jacket'along the any size desired and-it isY encased in laja'cket 50 2 having an intermediate .pad enveloping por- ,lhei`I1nerk end off-thegslit 7 and-terminating .intermediate the side; edges .of thesheet and -innerjend'fof the slit/7; 'if -`.-.j f'=- 1-2 vlngview :of ,the fact zthat-` the. sheet is rectangular in shape and preferably oblong, it .inayfbe cut ffrom'ac'strip ofv gauzewithout to f Figure lis atop plan view ofthe improved' -tion3 and endportions whichpr'ojeetjbeyond ythevends of thepad and form rear andffron't y, 'suspending' tabs 4' and 5; 'It should be noted that the'jfront tab 4f extends the full' width r`ofthe/pad whereasthe rear tabsfareeachy 55 "half the .width of; the pad and extend in` di.-

verging irelation to-leach other, fas shownfin VFigure l ofthedrawingtso that theyldiv-'ergeil upwardly when thenapkin isin use? Byth'is l arrangement there will be no'uneomfortable V6'. -rofll ofwgauze inthe bodyfcrease and the :nap-x. kiny kmayk be lvery- `well supportedf fromfthe lwaist-'encircling belt and 4will" be comfortable i-to'swearfand 'yield to the'bodyfpostures and `.movement'ofthewearer;uv fr Y.. The-jacket which L the pad p l ,l isenvelopedA consistsfoira` rectangular sheetofzporo'us fablriesuchas gauze :used` for bandages? :This sheet, which 1s shown; 1n Figure 2 and; indicatedf; in,V general by the numeral "6," is slit 70 longitudinally from one 'end' for, a portion olf its length, as shown at ,fand vis alsoiprdvided with xftransvers'ely extending v slits i 8f leading from opposite side edgesin alineinentf with "wa'ste-of. material, 1 v f iyfWhenfformingthenapkin, thesheet- 6 is placed; i'latgupon aitable ,rother support' and Atafpad disposed"uponthesheetwithpnelend Y close "to, the' inn-erfendf lof"the..slit"7. The S5 .j side-portiens ffthefsheetlare folded along the fdotted lines 9, shown at 10, 'inl Fig ures 3 and 4,toeliminateraw 'edgesfwhich l are liable` to travel. It is v.tobe`understood Y that jif the sheet iszcuty 'from `ai strip having 90 aewidth'; corresponding toy the distance; :be

tween the dotted linesfQVit willfabe'fformed';

\ Vwithf'afselva'geredge atboth-eides, inwhi'ch v VVCase foldingvwill noti/libe Lfnecessarysf After the marginal' portions'zof thesheet or blank 95 f'haveebeen folded alongfthe-.lines n9,(thev sheetislthen. folded along thedotted-*lines l1 in spaced; relationsftofoppositesides yofthe Vcenter..slit T ...to 'provide portions .12,and'f13. disposed v one 'inf'overlapped relation 'to the 100 other and serving to cover the pad as shown i Vin- Figure 3. The loose corner of they overlapped portion 13 is tacked by stitches to retain it in position. Therefore, the sheet will be disposed in enveloping relation to the pad with an end portion extending from one end of the pad to forrn the suspending flap or tab 4lof the same width as the pad. The

' other end portionk of the sheet alsov pro-v jects from the pad and constitutes tongues 14 which are folded longitudinally together with the body portion ofthe sheet along *the Vline 11 and the transverse slits 8 forinthe tongues 14 with side extensions or wings 15,

1;- which are folded along the'dotted lines 16 to ext-end through the slit 7 and .flat against the under surfaces of the folded tongues,

as shown in Figure 4. vIt will thus be seen that each ofthe tabs .5 will consist of threesisting' of asheet of soft porous fabric folded longitudinally to enclose the ad and having end portions projecting rom opposite ends of thepad, one end portion of the jacket forming a suspending portion of the samefwidth as the ad yand the other end portion of the sheet eing slit longitudinally intermediate its width and `from' opposite sides beforethe sheetV is folded to provide tongues having side flaps, the tongues being foldedlongitudinally and the flaps Vfolded having `Vsmooth side edges. j In testimonywhereof I affix my signature.

" LEON L. WHITE [L s] thicknesses of fabricand there willbe no danger of the tab tearing loosefroniA a pin or buckle by lneans of which each tab is tobe connected with the cooperating tab` of a waist-encircling. belt. This Yformation pro- ,vides a napkin-Which is free fromfwrinkles vides a -napkin which ycanfbe very easily ap- I l plied and firmly secured and further proand not liable to be VVtorn or Votherwise 'Y damaged bystrain. When the Ynapkin is worn the side having ai' single thickness of gauze and constituting the lower portion Vof `Figure 3, is disposed uppermost" so :that it fits against the person Vof the wearer and when soworn the flaps 15 of thetabs 5 will be uppermostfagainst" the wearer andV remain Y in theirproper positions without being sewn or otherwise fastened. Y 1 Y Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed is:

1. Afnapkin comprising a pad of absorbent material, and a jacket for saidV pad,'the

Y tionfofsaid sheet, the 4body portion of the sheet and the said tongues-having side portions folded inwardly to eliminate raw edges,

and the sheet being folded longitudinally in spaced relationto opposite sides of the longltudinally extending slit to forni-a tubular portion enclosing saidgpadt and. extending beyond-one end of the pad to form a suspending; tab corresponding in width to l' the pad,the'saidv flapsbeing 'folded through the longitud-inallyextending slit and, disposed against the tongues-Y and together therewith Yformingflat v'suspending arms having smooth side'edges and adaptedtoextend upwardly t f in diverging -relation to each other.v

2'. A napkin comprising-a pad ofab'sorbcrit j material,` andv fa; jacketr forV said` pad con-r about the saine to form fiat suspending tabs vlili) 

